Thanks very much for the replies fellas. Maybe I will still hear from some more JES customers but it sounds to me like I can save myself $50 and just go with the 3-groove for these two builds. I do wonder a bit about the throats. Hawk Driver (fellow military pilot and Arizonan?) says his .338 throat is long. JES alluded to his 9.3x62 reamer having a long throat too. On the 9.3, I get an extra .100" of magazine length with the Springfield mag versus the original military Mauser for which this round was designed, so if the throat is a touch on the long side that might not be too bad. The same may not apply on the .338. Jess said I can send a dummy round for throating but I don't know that a custom throat is really happens - I think they just make sure your dummy round will fit, versus sneaking up on a perfect match to the lead.
Anybody know any different?
Thanks,
Rex
